Wildfire changes songbird plumage and testosterone
Fire can put a tropical songbird's sex life on ice......»»
Spain, Portugal brace for wildfire threat as temps soar
Spain and Portugal are bracing for temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in coming days, as a mass of hot, dry air from Africa pushes north into the Iberian peninsula......»»
Nearly 900 buildings destroyed by massive California fire
California's largest single wildfire in recorded history kept pushing through forestlands on Tuesday as fire crews tried to protect rural communities from flames that have destroyed hundreds of homes......»»
Aircraft help fight California wildfire as smoke clears
Thick smoke that held down winds and temperatures in the zone of the largest single wildfire in California history cleared Monday from scenic forestlands, allowing firefighting aircraft to rejoin the battle to contain the massive Dixie Fire......»»
How wildfire restored a Yosemite watershed
For nearly half a century, lightning-sparked blazes in Yosemite's Illilouette Creek Basin have rippled across the landscape—closely monitored, but largely unchecked. Their flames might explode into plumes of heat that burn whole hillsides at once,.....»»
Fire-friendly weather to return to Northern California
Thick smoke that held down winds and temperatures began to clear Sunday from the scenic forestlands of Northern California as firefighters battling the largest single wildfire in state history braced for a return of fire-friendly weather......»»
California wildfire now second-worst in state history
The monstrous Dixie Fire in northern California continued to grow overnight, making it the second-largest wildfire in state history as thousands of people continued to flee advancing flames, authorities said Sunday......»»
Californians hit hard hard with weekend of wildfire fears
After four years of homelessness, Kesia Studebaker thought she finally landed on her feet when she found a job cooking in a diner and moved into a house in the small community of Greenville......»»
Huge California wildfire grows, but weather helps firefighters
A vast wildfire in northern California, already the third-largest in the state's history, continued to grow overnight but officials said Saturday that cooler, calmer weather was giving firefighters a much-needed break......»»
Evacuation orders widened as California fire spreads
Evacuation orders were widened Thursday as California's biggest wildfire raged through the state's tinder-dry landscape, laying waste to hundreds of square miles (kilometers)......»»
Lidar network has potential to track wildfire pollutants across the continent
Residents of London are more than a thousand kilometers from raging wildfires in northwestern Ontario and Manitoba—but the fires' impact on air quality was evident......»»
Wildfire levels historic California town as residents flee blaze
The largest wildfire in California has razed a small town in the state's parched northeast, warping street lights and destroying historic buildings hours after residents were ordered to flee......»»
Deadly wildfires reach Turkish power plant
A thermal power plant on the Aegean Sea was evacuated on Wednesday as a deadly wildfire that has ravaged Turkey for the past week reached its outer edge......»»
Deadly wildfire encircles Turkish power plant
Roaring blazes encircled a Turkish thermal power plant Tuesday and forced farmers to herd panicked cattle toward the sea as wildfires that have killed eight people raged on for a seventh day......»»
California wildfire flares but within line crews have built
California's largest wildfire so far this year was flaring up Friday but it was because the flames were chewing through unburned islands of vegetation within a perimeter that firefighters have built, authorities said......»»
How fire today will impact water tomorrow
In 2020, Colorado battled the four largest wildfires in its history, leaving residents anxious for another intense wildfire season this year. .....»»
Wildfire smoke in New England is "pretty severe from public health perspective"
On Monday, the air quality in Boston and the greater New England area was so bad that it was only rivaled by the areas in Northern California and Oregon currently on fire. An interactive map from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration sh.....»»
Oh Good, Now There"s an Outbreak of Wildfire Thunderclouds
Huge pyrocumulonimbus clouds just formed over fires in the West. Here’s why they could become more common on a warmer planet......»»
Extreme heat, dry summers main cause of tree death in Colorado"s subalpine forests
Even in the absence of bark beetle outbreaks and wildfire, trees in Colorado subalpine forests are dying at increasing rates from warmer and drier summer conditions, found recent research......»»
From heavy metals to COVID-19, wildfire smoke is more dangerous than you think
When Erin Babnik awoke on the morning of Nov. 8, 2018, in Paradise, California, she thought the reddish glow outside was a hazy sunrise......»»
Extreme heat, dry summers main cause of tree death in Colorado"s subalpine forests
Even in the absence of bark beetle outbreaks and wildfire, trees in Colorado subalpine forests are dying at increasing rates from warmer and drier summer conditions, found recent University of Colorado Boulder research......»»